venial
21venial — See venal, venial …
22venial — adj. Venial is used with these nouns: ↑sin …
23venial — adjective the venial indiscretions of my youth Syn: forgivable, pardonable, excusable, allowable, permissible; slight, minor, unimportant, insignificant, trivial, trifling See note at venal Ant: unforgivable, mortal …
24Venial — Was einem venial ist, das ist dem andern mortal. – Lehmann, 728, 23; Eiselein, 599 …
25Venial sin — Venial Ve ni*al, a. [OF. venial, F. v[ e]niel, L. venialis, from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.] 1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial… …
26Venial sin — According to Roman Catholicism, a venial sin (meaning forgivable sin) is a lesser sin that does not result in a complete separation from God and eternal damnation in Hell. A venial sin involves a partial loss of grace from God. Definition A… …
27Venial sin — Sin Sin, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS. sundia, OHG. sunta, G. s[ u]nde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L. sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is. Cf.… …
28venial sin — noun a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace • Ant: ↑mortal sin • Hypernyms: ↑sin, ↑sinning * * * noun, pl ⋯ sins [count] in the Roman Catholic Church : a sin (such as stealing something small) that is not very serious …
29venial — Synonyms and related words: admissible, allowable, condonable, defensible, dispensable, excusable, exemptible, expiable, forgivable, harmless, inoffensive, insignificant, justifiable, legitimate, minor, pardonable, petty, reasonable, remissible,… …
30venial — ve|ni|al Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …
